Visit to Worthing Churches Homelessness Project

I was delighted to receive an invitation to visit the Worthing Churches Homelessness Project. I saw for myself firsthand the hard work this charity is performing to get homeless people off the streets. I was shown around the drop-in centre and three hostels to gain an understanding of the services the charity offers to homeless people.

There is often a perception that homelessness charities sustain people sleeping rough on our streets. This is simply a myth when it comes to this local project in the heart of Worthing.

I witnessed for myself how project workers come into contact with homeless people, firstly in the drop-in centre, and work with these vulnerable people to help them re-establish their lives.

Basic accommodation is one of the necessities in life. In a modern society such as the UK it is unacceptable that we have homeless people living on our streets in the twenty-first century. People become homeless for all sorts of reasons, such as being made redundant, falling out with relatives and having their home repossessed.